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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-03-31
News OF the Oranges.

Waldo County Grange will meet with Union
Harvest Grange, Center Montville, Tuesday April
5. As the travelling will no doubt be bad not
many arc expected from a distance and it has
been deemed advisable to have public meeting
In the afternoon and invite all good farmers to
come in and take part in the discussion, which Is
to be opened by Hon. r. W. Ellis of Belfast The
subject will be: Resolved, That it is cheaper to
raise corn than to buy 1t.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-03-31

Railroad disasters appear to be epidemic.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-03-31

SwA>vILIE. f. II. Nickcrsan lost promising
two year Old col! sunday. The colt appeared well
enough in the morning, hut began to Show signs of
failing after being watcred and died about II Il. m.
The disease which carried her of is Il puzzle 800.
Samuel Dunncl, aged 81 years, died at the home of
his sister, Mrs. Nancy Smith, Sunday, March eth.
Mr.. Dunnell has been i'll feeble health for years,
and confined to his bed most OF the time. He for
merly lived in Belfast, but came to spend his re
manning years with his sister who was very attcn-
tive and kind minsterns to his numerous wants
without a murmur. He was pensioncr of the war
of lsl2.....Wc quote Il few commcndatory lines
from the report of the Supcry isor Of schools Town
of Corintli, concerning one of Swanvlc teach
ers. "Fall term in Dis. No. 4, taught by Miss
Hattie y. Nickcrson. Miss NckcrSon is so well
known that there is no need of making any com
mcnts; but will say, notwithstanding the large
number Of scholars there was the most improve,
ment in order and scholarship of any school in
town" We are pleased to hear such reports from
Swanvillc teachers. "A. j. Phillips was in town
on Monday. He arrived on the boat Monday morn
to Chelsea, Mass, where he is engaged to work the
coming summer. Ed Thompson left on the
boat Monday for Chelsea, Mass.....E. II, Nickcr-
last week. They were driven by Mr.. Clements, of
Monroe, who reports hard winter for teams, but
his team did good winters work and came out
looking well g. T. Nickcrson has just finished
delivering about $50 ~ brick to Belfast parties.
The brick were delivered with two teams which
made 81 trips in 80 working days in succession.
MIR. Ms team horses left on the boat Monday hav-
ing been previously disposed Of to q. II. Black,
Chelsea, Mass. ;. Sewall Hartman Il Son are get
ting out some neat jumpers. They continue to be
driven with job work. There is scarcity of po-
tatoes here. Several of our leading farmers will
have to buy seed potatoes.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-03-31


the Belfast Opera House in this city last week was
we'll patronized by spectators but the dancers in
costume were few After the hard times CARDS
were laid aside many joined in the dance, making
a goodly number Of couples. Some of the COS
tunes were very unique. \ committee from the
audience, consisting of W. c. futile Arthur Wy
man and ID. r. Guptil!, was selected to award the
premiums. The barrel of flour was given to James
George Davis, as the wearers of tic hardest look
ing costumes. The Mudgett Bros furnished the
music. The dance was success financially to the
four gentlemen who got it up.
PAVING CONTRACT Aw ARDED. The Oak Hill
Granite company, OF this city has been awarded
the contract to furnish 10000 granite paving
blocks to the Paving Department of Boston, for
S42 per thosand. The paving are to be used on
one of the parks. There were seven councillors
and the Oak Hill company was 81 per thousand
lower than any other bidder. The blocks are to be
delivered on the spot where they are to be used.
The company now has Il large number of paving
blocks ready for shipment and the work of deliy-
erng will soon begin. The Oak Hill company
will resume work at their quarry the first of April
and one gang of men is now at work in the sheds
at the FONT. This company no doubt will do a
large amount of work the coming summer
The article in last weeks paper on old vions
has attracted much attention among musicians In
this vicinity. Mr.. G. II. Crosby has given us his
tory Of his violin far he knows it. His instr,-
ment is a Maggni and was brought to this coun-
try by an Italian who frequently played with Mr..
IIanfor'l Crosby, the father of Charles II. Crosby,
who was violinist of note, knew the value OF the
Italian instrument, and exactcd promise from
him that when he parted with the violin that he,
(Mr. Crosby, should have chance to buy it.
Forty-three years ago Mr.. Crosby received y letter
from the Italian to come to Bangor. Mr.. c., found
his friend sick and poor and bought the violin for
$50 and his own instrument. Mr.. Charles II. Cros-
by. the present owner, values the violin at $500,
but is not anxious to SELL Recently he had let
ter from Mr.. Perry, of Portland, who agreed to
pay the price provided the instrument was what
it purported to be. Mr.. Crosby packed the violin
and took 1t to the express Office, but his heart fail
ed him and he carried the instrument home with
him.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-09-08
NOTES..

Rev. John Allen, commonly known
as 6 Campaigning" John Allen, died
on the East Livermore camp-ground
in Maine on Wednesday last. He was
born March 9TH, 1895.
An excursion train over the Kansas
City and Pacific from Moran to Par
son, Kan, containing ovel 800 peo-
pie, was ditched on its return trip be-
tween Erie and Moran last Thursday
night. A number of people were in
jured, one man fatally.
Horses are dying by the hundred
throughout New York from a disease
which is believed to be cerebro-spinal
meningitis. They are taken off rapid
ly when once attacked, and there is
no hope for them. The epidemic is
thought not to have reached Jersey
City yet.
An epidemic of black diphtheria is
raging at Lockport Pa, a small town
situated on the Pennsylvania railroad
about 60 miles from Pittsburg. Nearly
half of the population are down with
the disease and Is deaths have taken
place in the past five days. The cpl
demic is thought to have been caused
by stagnant pools of water.
A gentleman residing in the sub
urbs of Albany was recently called to
the door by ragged urchin who said,
"Some boys have been stealing your
pears, mister. l wanted some, but
wouldn't steal, so 1 thought 1 would
ask you to give me few" Struck by
the boys honesty, the gentleman gave
him hat full of pears, but directed
the gardener to follow him. The man
did so and reported that the boy ran
around the corner, where he found two
OF his companions, who were dividing
the stolen pears, and adding his own
supply to theirs, exclaimed, she bit
like sucker, boys"
The death of Bishop William L.
Harris of the Methodist Episcopal
Church occurred Friday afternoon at
his home in New York city. He was
born in Ohio seventy years ago. Not
favored with collegiate education, he
became by persistent study, pursued
under the most unfavorable circum-
stances, one of the most learned men
in the denomination. He was made
corresponding secretary of the mission
airy society in 1860, and bishop several
years later. In 1884 he took an
official tour around the world, because
of which he was ever afterward known
as the missionary bishop. Owing
to his peculiar fitness he held the posi-
ton of secretary of the board of bish-
ops for the last fifteen years of his
life. His knowledge of Methodist
affairs the world over was unequaled.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-09-08
NEWS ITEMS

Fire broke out in theater in Exc
ter, England, last Monday evening,
and one hundred and thirty lives were
lost.
If Henry George gets as many
votes for Secretary of State as he did
for Mayor of New York, where will
the regular Democratic ticket be when
the returns are figured up?
The German papers in Texas claim
that the full German vote was first
cast in the recent Prohibition election
and that it reached at least $4,000.
Andrew Lang, the well-known
English essayist, is preparing an arti-
Gle for the September number of the
Forum that is likely to contain some
pretty sharp thrusts, on 1.-The Man
ners of Critics"
There is less of the cry, "Higgins
must CO." in the Mugwump paper, be-
cause it is coming to the conclusion
that Higgins will not go, and that in
the estimation of the President he
ranks above the Mugwump.
The author of "Jchn Halifax, Gen
tleman" Mrs. Craik) will present in
the Forum for September, woman's
estimate of the distinctive mental and
moral characteristics of men.
Two years ago gentleman at Win
nipeg bought a lot of land at a tax
sale for eight dollars. A few weeks
ago he hunted up the lot, and was
surprised to find upon it neat frame
house, tenanted and fixed up very
comfortable. The occupant who said
he had lived there nearly two years,
said he did not know who it belonged
to, but finding it empty moved in.
The tenant paid $3.50 for his two
years occupancy and took a lease for
another year.
The consumption of celery is largely
on the increase in this country. The
greatest quantity is grown in Kalama-
zoo, Mich, where 1900 persons are
engaged directly in its culture and
twice that number indirectly. Over
1000 acres is devoted to this garden
ing, and last year the producers
income was over $500, 900, one dealer
having sold 100000 worth. This
would give a product of $3.50 to the
acre. The culture was started by q
Hollander, and large proportion of
those enoaped are of the same nation
atty, many having grown quite wealthy
in a short time. The vegetable is
shipped in refrigerator cars, the sea-
son continuing eight months, from
July 1st to March 1st. The business
is constantly increasing.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-09-08
WATEHBupYr.ENToE

MI Mr. and Mrs. o. w. May were In ver-
gennes last week.
y Chauncey Lyon and wife are visiting in
'eisehies and Burlington.
l., A large and prosperous term of school
mas begun at the Seminary.
MASS during the past week.
: Arthur NJ. Foster and family started
ior ther home in Wis, Tuesday.
MISS Lilly Sanburn has gone TO take
nse Vi ii school in Springfield.
Mrs. Richard Demerritt was with her
husoahd Ill Plattsburg, N. Y, last week
mr.. George Dillingham; and wife of
JohhSon' were visiting friends here a few
days last week.
me Ladies Relief Corps will hold a
cement sociable at Aaron X. SmaIley's,
Saturday evening.
NO services will be held in the Baptist
oh.'rcn next Sunday, on account of the
absence of the pastor.
Presiding Elder Truax will have charge
OF OF the quarterly meeting exercises in the
M. II. Church next Sunday.
Stlil another new variety of potatoes
whlch seems to excel all others in excel
renee, has been brought out in Waterbury
Dah' DALEY is the originator.
Rev. H. Webster attended the Orange
county veterans reunion. of which he is
chaplain, last week. He also attended
Tile calnp-meeting at Mortified.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-09-08

AS illustrating the hardships of
missionary life in Africa, it is related
that five years ago Mr.. Felkin, one of
the Uganda missionaries, complained
to Metsa that His Majesty had not
kept the missionary larder we'll stocked
as he had agreed, and the missiona-
ries were actually suffering for food.
A happy thought struck the King. He
gaze an order to an attendant, and in
a few minutes eighteen buxom young
women came marching in with big
baskets of bananas on their heads.
Take these women for your wives"
said Metsa. "They will dig in your
garden, raise your food and cook it.
Take them and don't bother me any
more. Send me the other men and
will give them wives, too. Now take
your women and CO." Metsa was
greatly enraged when the poor mis-
sionary ventured to protest against
being married in this wholesale fash
ion. He told Mr.. Felkin that he and
his fellows might shift for themselves.
They had hard time of it until the
king long after became better natured
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-09-08
STATE NEWS,

Henry Mott, of Alhurgh, has sued
the c. Y. railroad company for $40, ZOO
for injuries received by the Hartford
disaster.
The cattle quarantine established
several months ago by Vermont
against New York was raised Friday
by the cattle commission of the State.
I~1oeasst. E>li$sr,s -sisS=ep fifty
or sixty thousand dollars of her town
debt and refund the fest at lower
rate.
The Vermont branch of the woman's
board of missions will hold its annual
meeting at the South church in St.
Johnsbury, on Wednesday, September
2o-about one month earlier than
usual.
At the convention Of the Vermont
Universalists at Springfield last week
the following officers were elected
President, Hon. A. T. Foster OF
Derby Line; vice-president, w. G.
Tilden; secretary, Rev. S. A. Parker
of Bethel; treasurer, Willard Chase of
st. Johnsbury.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-09-08
They are Appreciated.

Michigan has an agricultural socie-
ty which appreciates the service of the
newspaper; the complimentary ticket
which it issues to newspaper men
reads as follows: ''This ticket has
probably been paid for dozen times
over by the paper to which it is issued.
1t will be honored in the hands of any
man, woman or child, white or black,
red or yellow, who favors the associa-
ton by presenting it. 1t is good for
entrance and grand stand, and the
bearer, if driving, will be entitled to
pass u team free. The association
recognizes the fact that its splendid
success is owing largely, if not who'll
", to the notices so freely given it by
the press, and while we cannot return
an equivalent in cash, we return our
grateful thanks" In commenting on
the above, an exchange justly and
pithly says that it knows of some as
sociations and great many individu-
ais who seem to think the columns OF
newspaper ought to be at their COM
mand at all times, without money,
price or even "thank YOU" They
look upon newspaper complimentary
as generous gift, and upon the re-
cipient as "dead-head." To such
we commend careful reading of the
above extract, to be stored in the
memory against the time when they
desire the publication of "news" that
is nothing more or less than gratui-
tous advertising.-Mi!ford Journal.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-09-08
Facts from Micronesia,
ST. JoHNsBURY EAST. VT,
Sept. 2, 1887.

ST. JOHNSBURY EAST, w., |
Sept. 2, 1887.
Editors NeaOs and CHizen!'
About a year since there were some
statements made by various persons
about the action of the German man
of-war in fning the native teachers on
Ebon. A recent letter from Rev.
E. M. Pease, NJ. D., now in Micro
nesia, gives more accurately the facts
in the case. There was an enactment
of the chiefs and people, prohibiting,
under heavy fine, the selling or giving
Of any Intoxicating liquors to any ma
tive resident on Ebon. One of the
chiefs procured from some source
liquor, with which he became intoxi-
Gated. The people mot the church
members or teachers, but the men
generality charged this upon the Ger
man traders, and they refusing to pay
the fine were tabued, that is, all COM
munication and trade with them was
suspended. A German man-of-war,
on complaint of one of the traders,
imposed fine of $500 upon the peo-
pie of Ebon, WHICH has been paid.
One of the traders admitted that he
gave the chief some liquor, which he
himself had procured, not from his
own firm, but from other parties, and
for his own private use. quote fur
Their from DR.. Pease's letter. ''No
action on the part Of the Germans
was aimed directly at the church or
church members as such. The whole
community was involved. The teach
err, Hiram, was not involved, except
in his capacity as member of the
community. ] am aware that other
and different reports have been made,
both in Germany and America. The
German traders, who hate the mis-
sionaries. want to have the whole
thing saddied upon US and our help
ers, and so they have done consider
able lying about. American papers
have taken the German reports as
true and have spoken accordingly.
My opinion is that the people Of
Ebon took rInIor Ior fact and acted
hastily and unjustly, though perhaps
legally. The Germans, in imposing
the fine, acted unjustly and Cypress
lively. They had no right to demand
the fine" DR.. Pease speaks of the
prosperity of the work and the in
creasing interest among the natives.
The girls school is going on success
fully with twenty-six pupils. Books
are in great demand, and new edi-
tons are being called for.
J. F. WHITNEY.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-09-08
MONTGOMERY

Potatoes are rotting badly in this Sec
Mrs. John Combs who has been quite
sick is rapidly recovering.
Miss Clara Martin has gone to Sheldon
to teach the village school.
Meeting of the Baptist Association at
Montgomery Center this week.
Mrs. Eli Combs was taken suddenly
insane few days, and is at present in a
very dangerous condition.
The fall term of our village school is
under bhe direction of Misses Wade and
Gates who taught tll&sqmmer term:
Two persons arrested and fined ten
dollars and costs for obtaining liquor
under false pretenGes. Town agents need
to enforce the law in this respect. Such
enforcement would cure q great deal of
sickness {? that now prevails.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-09-08

The STATE FAIR.-The coming joint
exhibition of the State Agricultural
Society and the Champlain Valley AS
ISOLATION, to be held at Howard park,
Burlington, Sept. 1916, promises to
surpass, in the attractions offered and
in the character and extent of the ex-
hibits made, the fair of 1886, which
was pronounced by many visitors from
abroad to be equal to any similar ex-
hibition ever held in New England.
The management of the joint societies
offer $500 in premiums. A large
number of entries have been made,
those in the cattle and sheep depart
ments aggregating more than in any
previous year. A number of special
prizes have been offered for cattle ex-
libits and dairy products.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-09-08

The September number of Harper's
Magazine opens with an attractive arti-
Gle ON Riding in New York." by a
New York equestrian, with number
of spirited illustrations from L. de Thul-
strup. The writer reviews the growth
of horsemanship in the metropolis, and
pleasantly describes the prevailing fash
ions of riding, and the facilities afforded
for this exercise in the Park, the roads.
and the clubs of the city. The frontis-
piece of the number is a beautiful illus
tration of WadswOrth's sonnet. 1.-The
River DuddOn," by Alfred Parsons. The
second and concluding part of Howard
Pyle's account of Buccaneers and Ma
rooners of the Spanish Nam y narrates
the exciting careers of the latter not
ableS among this wonderful group of
Adventures. Four engravings after
the authors paintings graphically illus
trate the text,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-09-08

NONEED OF CATCHING COLDs.-Speak-
ing of colds, l have theory that no one
need ever have one unless he chooses :
in other words, that it is quite possible
to so train the skin, that wonderful
organ which is generally looked upon as
the paper wrapper to our human bundle.
as to render it nOn-Susceptible to sudden
changes of temperature or atmospheric
moisture, whence colds come. And as
this is exactly the season to commence
such system of pellar education, as it
has proved effective in many instances
within my own knowledge, and as it is
within easy reach of every one to try, /
write it here. The theory is that no
skin that has been exposed freely for
half an hour at the beginning of a day
to a temperature lower than it will
encounter through the day, will note
small changes or be affected thereby. A
cold is simply nervous shock, received
by the myriads of minute nerve termi-
nails that bristle over the surface of the
human body, transmitted to the centers
and SO back again to mucous membrane,
the peculiar seat of this special irrita-
ton. Let us then so train these sensi-
tive fibres that they will pass by,
unnOtlced, changes of atmospheric con-
dition, and the matter is accomplished.
From the american Magazine for Sep
TENDER.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-09-08

The movement for a National con-
vention of the Republican clubs OF
the country has met with such general
favor that the convention will be held
during the coming fall. And the con-
vention Will undoubtedly be held in
New York City, whose Republican
Club" was the first to originate and
agitate the scheme of such gathering
of the representatives of the young
Republicans of the country who feel
in themselves the promise and po-
tency of doing aggressive party work
such as used to be done by the young
Republicans before the war.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-09-08
Estate of Hiram Wood.
NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT.

State of Vermont, District of Lamoille, ss.-In
Probate Court, held at Hyde Park, within ana for
said district, on the 18th day CT Aug. a. ID. 1887,
Betsey Wood, Administrator OF the estate OF
Hiram Wood, late of Cambridge, in said district
deceased, presents her adminI stration account
for examination and allowance and makes appli-
cation for decree of dis trbution and partition of
the estate of said deceased. Whereupon, it is or
dered by said Court, that said acct and said appl
cation be referred to a session thereof, to be held
at the Probate Office in said Hyde Park on the
l2th day of Septembr, a. ID. 1887, for hearing and
decision thereon: And, it further ordered, that
notlce hereoTbe given to all persons Interested Inv
publication of the same three weeks SUCCESSFULLY
IN the NEWS CITIZEN, a newspaper published
az MorrlsEllie ana hyde Park, previous to said
time appointed for hearing that they may anne a r
at said time and place, and show cause, il any
they may have, why said account should not he
allowed and such decree made
BY the Court.-Attest
lOOw3 X. s. PAGE, Judge
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-09-08
Probate Court-LamoiIie District.

The following business was trans
acted at the Probate Office in Hyde
Park, during the week ending Sept.
Sd, A. D. 1887:
Aug. Or. F. Parker's estate, VOL
colt; Administrators ask for license to
sell real estate hearing set for Sept. II,
1887. Hannah Walkers estate, WOlcOtt;
Administrator settles his account.
Aug. 3O.-A. l.. Noyes' estate, Hyde
Park Administrator and appraisers re-
turn inventories. M. G. Luce's estate,
Stowe; Administrative settles her ac-
count.
Aug. BIB. W. spaulding's estate,
Morristown; L. n. LeBaron and Levi
Small appointed commissioners. G.. A.
Whites estate, Eden; Administrator
asks for license to sell real estate; hear
ing set for Sept. %, 1887,
Sept. Abigail Westcott's estate,
Belvidere Administrator returns inven-
tory. Emily Pages estate, Cambridge ;
Henry Gardiner appointed administra-
tor. Abigail Smalley's estate, Hyde
Park; Administrator settles his account.
Abel Smalley's estate, Hyde Park; set
Element continued to Oct. 4th, 1887.
Sept 81. B. Stewards estate, Eden !;
Will proved and approved; E. III. Stone
executor.